Latest news

Dec 5, 2025 Dec 8 @ 5:14 pm

Atop Tepeyac 

In 1524, Franciscan missionaries left Spain and sailed to the new world, determined to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ. They arrived in the port city of Veracruz in May,…

more
Dec 3, 2025 Dec 8 @ 5:14 pm

Winter Issue of The Catholic Voice Published

Meet our new deacons, learn about Pope Leo’s first apostolic exhortation, and find ways to enter into the spirit of Advent and Christmas in the winter issue of The Catholic…

more
Dec 2, 2025 Dec 8 @ 5:14 pm

Special appeal for Vietnam and the Philippines

With deep concern for the suffering in the home dioceses in Vietnam and the Philippines of many of our clergy, Bishop Michael C. Barber asks all parishes to consider a…

more
Nov 21, 2025 Dec 8 @ 5:14 pm

Accompaniment is today’s ‘signs of the times’ for younger generations

Oakland’s coordinator of youth and young adult ministries sees interpersonal connection becoming increasingly important “Contact, connect, care and challenge.”  For years in his work at Holy Spirit Parish in Fremont,…

more
Nov 21, 2025 Dec 8 @ 5:14 pm

“Father Bud,” Father Walter Mayer, dies Nov. 14

Father Walter W. Mayer, affectionately known to his family as “Father Bud,” passed away peacefully on Nov. 14, 2025, in Walnut Creek, California, at the age of 95. Born in…

more
Nov 19, 2025 Dec 8 @ 5:14 pm

The Gift of Giving 2025

As Catholics, we are called to lives that bring Christ’s hope, mercy and care to all. This year’s Gift of Giving highlights how some organizations in the Diocese of Oakland provide the…

more
Nov 18, 2025 Dec 8 @ 5:14 pm

Establish family holy habits

If establishing family holy habits has ever felt a little like trying to fly a kite in the basement, this article is for you. Despite our best intentions it can…

more
Nov 12, 2025 Dec 8 @ 5:14 pm

Nigerian Igbo community celebrates 20 years of Catholic ecosystem in East Bay

They live and celebrate their Catholic faith through the beautifully-unique lens of their culture, yet their journey reflects the same one countless Catholics have made to America over the centuries,…

more
Nov 12, 2025 Dec 8 @ 5:14 pm

Option for the Poor and Vulnerable

Catholic Social Teaching emphasizes the equal dignity and value of every human person. However, when it comes to the poor and vulnerable, a clear preference is expressed. As the United…

more

Do you have good news to share? Submit an announcement!

submit an event or an announcement to be considered for inclusion on the diocesan website events calendar, to be distributed to other parishes, and in the bi-monthly digital newsletter, OAK Catholic.

STAY INFORMED

The latest issue of our diocesan magazine

The Catholic Voice is published four times a year (March, June, September, and December), a journal of faith, with in-depth articles to help us deepen our relationship with Jesus Christ, and features on how our fellow Catholics ere embodying the corporal and spiritual works of mercy.

Get news about the church in your inbox every other Thursday!

OAK Catholic is free and brings diocesan news, upcoming events and world news to you bi-weekly

Check out upcoming events

Social, spiritual, fun, fellowship, faith - there's something for everyone!

We're social

Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Vimeo for more uplifting posts